Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches (Blacks in the Diaspora)

Author:N/A

ISBN 13:9780253204462

ISBN 10:253204461

Edition:4th Printing

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Publication Date:1987-11-22

Format:Paperback

Pages:160

List Price:$20.00

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"... enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to be inspired by a truly heroic woman."  New Directions for Women

"... the fullest account to date of Stewart's life and an excellent basis for understanding Stewart's work."  History

"This is informative and inspiring source material for today's scholars, lay readers, and 'professionals'... "  Journal of American History

In gathering and introducing Stewart's works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words of this influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and the first black American to lecture in defense of women's rights, placing her in the context of the swirling abolitionist movement.